# 2017-2019 Special Counsel investigation

> United States investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 elections

**Wikidata**: [Q30682397](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q30682397)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mueller_special_counsel_investigation)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/2017-2019-special-counsel-investigation


## References

1. [Source](https://www.justice.gov/opa/press-release/file/967231/download)
2. [Justice Dept. names Mueller special counsel for Russia probe. 2017](https://www.politico.com/story/2017/05/17/justice-dept-to-appoint-special-prosecutor-for-russia-probe-238524)
3. [Mueller report handed off to Department of Justice; won't recommend any further indictments, a senior official says. ABC News. 2019](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/special-counsel-robert-muellers-highly-anticipated-report-handed/story?id=61147281)
4. BBC Things
5. [Ex-Trump Adviser George Papadopoulos Pleads Guilty in Mueller's Russia Probe. 2017](https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/trump-campaign-adviser-george-papadopoulos-pleads-guilty-lying-n815596)
6. [Former Trump Adviser Admits To Seeking 'Dirt' On Clinton From Russians, Lying To FBI. 2017](https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/10/30/560816481/trumps-former-foreign-policy-advisor-pleads-guilty-to-lying-to-the-fbi)
7. [Former Trump campaign official Rick Gates pleads guilty to lying and conspiracy against the United States. 2018](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/02/23/former-trump-campaign-official-rick-gates-pleads-guilty-on-two-counts.html)
8. [How the Russia Investigation Entangled Rick Gates, a Manafort Protégé. The New York Times. 2017](https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/16/us/politics/rick-gates-russia.html)
9. [Michael Flynn pleads guilty to lying to FBI on contacts with Russian ambassador. 2017](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/michael-flynn-charged-with-making-false-statement-to-the-fbi/2017/12/01/e03a6c48-d6a2-11e7-9461-ba77d604373d_story.html)
10. [Lawyer Alex van der Zwaan jailed for 30 days in Mueller's first conviction. 2018](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/apr/03/alex-van-der-zwaan-jail-sentence-mueller-trump-russia-investigation)
11. [2018](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/31/feds-charge-man-who-worked-with-russian-co-defendant-of-paul-manafort.html)
12. [2018](https://edition.cnn.com/2018/11/29/politics/michael-cohen-guilty-plea-misleading-congress/index.html)
13. [Maria Butina, accused Russian agent, reaches plea deal with prosecutors that includes cooperation. 2018](https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/maria-butina-accused-russian-agent-reaches-plea-deal/story?id=59719083)
14. [Mueller investigation - RationalWiki](https://rationalwiki.org/wiki/Mueller_investigation)